Articles

Air Pollution

Potential CAA Authorities for Regulating GHG Emissions
Green Building Initiatives
State and Regional GHG Emission Trading Systems
Legal Issues For Green Leases
Voluntary GHG Emission Private-Sector Trading Markets
Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change
GHG Impacts and NEPA
Overview of Greenhouse Gases and Emissions Sources
Regulating GHG Impacts Under State Environmental Review Laws

Brownfields

2002 CERCLA Brownfield Amendments
EPA "Common Elements" Guidance
Tips on Redeveloping Brownfields
Use of Prospective Purchaser Agreements
Review of Recent State Brownfield Programs
Institutional Controls and Brownfield Sites
RCRA Brownfield Initiatives
Financing Brownfield Redevelopment
CERCLA Windfall Lien

Corporate and Real Estate Transactions

Top Ten Due Diligence Mistakes
Liability of Successor Corporations
Bankruptcy 363 Sales and Environmental Liability
Abandonment of Contaminated Property Under the Bankruptcy Code
Liability of Franchisors
Sales of Contaminated Property "Free and Clear" Under the Bankruptcy Code
Allocating Liability in Transactions
Rejection of Lease of Contaminated Property under the Bankruptcy Code
Liability of Dissolved Corporations
Liability of ParentCorporations
Impact of the Supreme Court Aviall decision on Corporate Transactions
Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions
Supreme Court BestFoods Decision

Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities

2000 Revisions to EPA Audit Policy
SEC Disclosure for GHG After Sarbanes-Oxley
State Deed Notice Requirements
State Disclosure Statutes
New Jersey ISRA
Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements
EPA and State Audit Policies
SEC Disclosure Requirements

Due Diligence

Cost-effective diligence
Innocent PurchasersDefense
Top Ten Due Diligence Mistakes
EPA Common Elements Guidance
EPA Audit Policy
EPA's All Appropriate Inquiry Rule
2002 CERCLA Brownfield Amendments
Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change
Contiguous Property Owner Defense
Using the ASTM E1527-00 Phase I Standard
Third Party Defense
How Phase 1 Reports Can Hurt Clients If Not Done Properly

Indoor Air

Asbestos-Containing Building Materials
Lead-based Paint (LBP)
LBP Disclosure Rule
Primer On Vapor Intrusion
LBP Pre-Renovation Disclosure Rule
NYDEC Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance
LPB Debris Rule
Vapor Intrusion Basics

Lender Liability

2000 Lender Liability Update
Overview of Lender Liability Under Environmental Laws
CERCLA Windfall Lien
1996 Lender Liability Amendments
RCRA Lender Liability Rule
1997 Lender Liability Update
State Lender Statutes
1998LenderLiability Update

Underground Storage Tanks

Regulation of USTs
UST Lender Liability
Home Heating Oil Tanks
Using State UST Trust Funds
UST and Lease Issues